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With 52 forms, how many poems can you write in one year?

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Feb 3, 2020 at 5:25am

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Edited: February 3, 2020 at 5:28am

Week 36 Form: Brady's Touch

by Lilli ☕

Form: Brady's Touch
Brady’s Touch is a decastich (10-line poem) created by Maryann Merryweather-Travis on November 2006, in honor of Allen Brady.

Number of Lines: 10

Rules:

2 quintets (5-line stanzas) with a specific rhyme and syllabic count.

Line length: Each stanza follows the same pattern of 9-9-8-8-2 syllables.

Rhyme scheme: abxcd abxcd
Thus the second stanza is an exact replica of the first stanza in terms of line length and rhyme. The poem really has a nice sound, with the rhyming sounds being so far apart from each other.

Choices for the poets to make this week: Your poem can be about any topic.

Example:

Sitting Outside

Sitting outside all alone I am,
But the world is not quiet at all.
Listening, I hear wind in chimes,
A bubbling fountain, dogs, and boys,
A bird…

Sirens and horns from a traffic jam,
Rustling leaves in the trees standing tall,
But the laughter from two houses
Down from me is the sweetest noise
I’ve heard.

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